Re: [AMC-list] Met a guy very interested in my '65

[Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bruce,

Just my S.02.

The safety of your son is important and you would kick yourself forever if he was injured in a way you THOUGHT could have been prevented while driving the old Rambler.

Sell that thing and get a Hornet, Concord, Eagle with high back seats and shoulder belts.   You can always find another old Rambler.
Mechanical parts for the Hornet family are cheaper, more readily available and drivline parts will be around forever thanks to Jeep.

Joe

--- On Fri, 10/26/12, Bruce <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Bruce <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AMC-list] Met a guy very interested in my '65
> To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Friday, October 26, 2012, 8:26 AM
> My wife and I have had folks working
> on the house recently, and the HVAC guy and plumber both
> stopped to check out the '65 Rambler American 330 sedan.
> Liked it, made comments, said to call if I ever wanted to
> sell. I just tucked that away. I was out this morning and a
> sanitation truck came buy. The owner/operator stopped and
> asked to check out the Rambler. His first car was a '65
> Rambler American 220. His dad bought it in '65, then gave it
> to him in '67 when the dad bought a '67 American. The son
> went to Vietnam, then sold the car for a fancier model on
> his return. And said he has regretted it ever since. Loves
> the manual transmission, three-on-the-tree, bench seats, no
> radio. Was looking for the rubber mats, lol. Offered to buy
> it immediately. Left name and number.
> 
> I am SERIOUSLY thinking of letting the '65 go, and looking
> for something from the late 70's, early 80's (Hornet or
> Concord). My 16 year old son is at the driving age, and I
> want to make sure we have highback seats, three point belts,
> side impact protection and a collapsing steering column.
> Didn't mind with my older kids, but going through back
> surgery with my youngest son for spondylolisthesis and now
> going through scoliosis stuff (and praying we don't have to
> go down that road again!), I'm thinking a slightly newer car
> might be in order. Or just keep the Rambler for myself and
> let him drive the Subaru.
> 
> Anyway, trying to decide between popping the 195.6 and T96
> back in and selling the 232 and T14, selling the whole deal
> all-together, or rebuilding and keeping it forever. I love
> the way it looks and loved the putt putt 195.6, just not
> sure of the finances required to bring it to the point I
> want. And not sure of holding on to a car my wife won't get
> in (darn those folks that used to be insurance adjusters!).
> 
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